Question 1

Compare and contrast the scalar expectancy model of timing and the behavioral theory of timing.

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Question 2

Attempts to determine if nonhuman animals are capable of language have led to the conclusion that

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A)   only chimpanzees are capable of language.
B)   many species of animals are capable of language.
C)   only chimpanzees and dolphins are capable of language.
D)   this is not an answerable question.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Which of the following is not a consideration of nonhuman language learning?

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A)   Can animals learn language?
B)   What type of training leads to language skills?
C)   What language skills do animals develop during training?
D)   How can language skills be documented?E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

If Kanzi wanted to run to the place where cola is kept in the woods,the sentence he would be most likely to communicate would be

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A)   RUN COKE.
B)   COKE RUN.
C)   COKE.
D)   RUN.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 5

The most sophisticated demonstrations of language competence have been obtained with

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A)   Washoo.
B)   Kanzi.
C)   Lana.
D)   Sherman.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

A simultaneous stimulus array cannot be solved by learning

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A)   a serial pattern.
B)   serial representations.
C)   stimulus-response associations.
D)   paired associates.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Monkeys were trained to respond sequentially in a simultaneous stimulus array procedure.After training,which of the following sets of test stimuli will lead to the longest latency to press the second key?

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A)   E, A
B)   B, C
C)   C, B
D)   D, BE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

Compare and contrast perceptual and abstract concept learning.

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Question 9

Which of the following is not a feature important to the behavioral theory of timing?

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A)   a pacemaker
B)   a comparator
C)   adjunctive behaviors
D)   a decision processE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Human infants are said to have language

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A)   at birth.
B)   usually by 6 months.
C)   usually by 12 months.
D)   There is no one point where a child can be said to graduate to having language.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

After learning to press five keys,"A" through "E," in alphabetical order,monkeys were given tests in which subsets of two keys were presented.A comparison of the latencies to press the second key revealed that as the number of letters missing between the two test keys increased,(BD)  versus (BE)  for example,the latency to press the second key _____,suggesting that the monkeys were using mental scanning to perform the task.

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A)   remained the same
B)   increased
C)   decreased
D)   increased if the first key was "A" or "B," and decreased if the first key was "C" or "D" ("E" could not be the first key) E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

A trial begins with presentation of a discriminative stimulus.If the stimulus is a light,a food pellet reinforcer will be set up after 20 seconds and can be earned with a lever press.If the stimulus is a tone,a food pellet reinforcer will be set up after 40 seconds and can be earned with a lever press.Test trials involve recording the subject's responses over 80 non-reinforced seconds.This procedure is called

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A)   a duration estimation task.
B)   a peak procedure.
C)   an interval training task.
D)   a model-rival technique.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

In order to correctly perform the behavior required of a response chain,a subject must learn

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A)   S-R associations.
B)   paired associations.
C)   R-O associations.
D)   All of the aboveE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following is not true of the internal clocks of rats?

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A)   The clock measures how much time has elapsed from the start of a stimulus.
B)   Different clocks measure the timing of auditory and visual stimuli.
C)   The same clock is used to measure intervals of different durations.
D)   The clock can be stopped and restarted without much loss of information.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

A task in which the discriminative stimulus is the length of time of an event is referred to as a _____ task.

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A)   time shaping
B)   interval training
C)   duration estimation
D)   time conditioningE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

To increase the speed of your subject's internal clock,you could

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A)   provide auditory rather than visual start cues.
B)   administer haliperidol to your subject.
C)   increase the rate of food reinforcement.
D)   change the duration of the timing interval.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Which of the following is not a component of linguistic competence?

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A)   learning a vocabulary
B)   developing a grammar
C)   language comprehension
D)   None of the above; all are components of linguistic competence.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

According to the information processing model of timing,which of the following is not part of the clock process?

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A)   the comparator
B)   the switch
C)   the accumulator
D)   the pacemakerE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Monkeys were trained to press five buttons,"A" through "E," in alphabetical order.When presented with the smaller subset of keys "B" and "D," they were able to press these keys in order also.This suggests the monkeys learned

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A)   paired associates.
B)   response-outcome associations.
C)   stimulus-response associations.
D)   serial representations.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Why has determining whether nonhuman animals are capable of learning language come to be considered an unimportant question? What do modern investigations of animal language attempt to determine?

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Exam 12: Comparative Cognition II: Special Topics

According to the information processing model of timing,which of the following is not part of the clock process?

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In order to correctly perform the behavior required of a response chain,a subject must learn

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Compare and contrast the scalar expectancy model of timing and the behavioral theory of timing.

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Which of the following is not true of the internal clocks of rats?

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The most sophisticated demonstrations of language competence have been obtained with

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Which of the following is not a consideration of nonhuman language learning?

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Compare and contrast perceptual and abstract concept learning.

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Attempts to determine if nonhuman animals are capable of language have led to the conclusion that

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Monkeys were trained to press five buttons,"A" through "E," in alphabetical order.When presented with the smaller subset of keys "B" and "D," they were able to press these keys in order also.This suggests the monkeys learned

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Human infants are said to have language

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Monkeys were trained to respond sequentially in a simultaneous stimulus array procedure.After training,which of the following sets of test stimuli will lead to the longest latency to press the second key?

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To increase the speed of your subject's internal clock,you could

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A task in which the discriminative stimulus is the length of time of an event is referred to as a _____ task.

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Which of the following is not a component of linguistic competence?

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A simultaneous stimulus array cannot be solved by learning

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Which of the following is not a feature important to the behavioral theory of timing?

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Why has determining whether nonhuman animals are capable of learning language come to be considered an unimportant question? What do modern investigations of animal language attempt to determine?

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If Kanzi wanted to run to the place where cola is kept in the woods,the sentence he would be most likely to communicate would be

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Exam 12: Comparative Cognition II: Special Topics

According to the information processing model of timing,which of the following is not part of the clock process?

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In order to correctly perform the behavior required of a response chain,a subject must learn

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Compare and contrast the scalar expectancy model of timing and the behavioral theory of timing.

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Which of the following is not true of the internal clocks of rats?

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The most sophisticated demonstrations of language competence have been obtained with

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Which of the following is not a consideration of nonhuman language learning?

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Compare and contrast perceptual and abstract concept learning.

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Attempts to determine if nonhuman animals are capable of language have led to the conclusion that

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Monkeys were trained to press five buttons,"A" through "E," in alphabetical order.When presented with the smaller subset of keys "B" and "D," they were able to press these keys in order also.This suggests the monkeys learned

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Human infants are said to have language

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Monkeys were trained to respond sequentially in a simultaneous stimulus array procedure.After training,which of the following sets of test stimuli will lead to the longest latency to press the second key?

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To increase the speed of your subject's internal clock,you could

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A task in which the discriminative stimulus is the length of time of an event is referred to as a _____ task.

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Which of the following is not a component of linguistic competence?

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A simultaneous stimulus array cannot be solved by learning

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Which of the following is not a feature important to the behavioral theory of timing?

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Why has determining whether nonhuman animals are capable of learning language come to be considered an unimportant question? What do modern investigations of animal language attempt to determine?

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